By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos Vela and Los Angeles FC are both off to incredible starts to the season. Although the star forward and his teammates both had to work a little harder to keep it up Saturday night, they got it done in style.
Vela scored his eighth ...

By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer
CINCINNATI (AP) — Manager David Bell had an unfamiliar vantage point — a booth far away from the field — to watch his struggling Reds end their slump at long last.
Matt Kemp started Cincinnati's spree of three consecutive homers, Luis Castillo dominated ...

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Larry Drew survived one of his most challenging seasons as a coach. He's not sure he wants another one — or if he'll even get it.
Before Cleveland's season finale against Charlotte on Tuesday night, Drew said "let's hope not" when asked if ...

By MATT SCHOCH Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Now down three key players in the season's early going, the Cleveland Indians reclaimed their usual spot at the top of the AL Central on Tuesday.
Corey Kluber earned his first win of the season in his third start, powered by four home runs that ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Gianluca Busio scored for the second consecutive game to help Sporting Kansas City to a 1-1 tie with FC Cincinnati on Sunday.
A 16-year-old homegrown, Busio made his third MLS start and has three goals in 367 career minutes.
Kelyn Rowe played an arcing pass from near ...

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Through an odd, erratic season for the Columbus Blue Jackets, nobody has had a bumpier ride than star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
A high-profile contract issue, a slump, a disciplinary suspension and a humiliating healthy scratch. That ...

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points and 13 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs, who are in a three-team scramble to determine playoff seeding in the Western Conference, extended Cleveland's losing streak to nine games by beating the Cavaliers 112-90 ...

By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Toronto was no match for Mike Clevinger, who was stopped Sunday only by upper back tightness that forced him from the game after five scoreless innings.
Clevinger struck out 10 and allowed one hit to lead the Cleveland Indians over the ...

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Golden State took another step toward securing the top seed in the West, yet coach Steve Kerr has some legitimate concerns as the Warriors close in on the postseason.
Specifically, Kerr is bothered by the Warriors' turnovers and ...

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets didn't get discouraged after giving up the tying goal in the closing seconds of regulation.
They kept their focus and won in a shootout to clinch the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Artemi Panarin ...

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Santana touched the plate and was swept up in the arms of his teammates.
This was no ordinary home run.
This one meant so much more.
Days after passing a test to become a U.S. citizen, Santana homered with one out in the ninth inning ...

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Whatever chance the Pittsburgh Pirates have of elbowing their way into the conversation in the NL Central hinges largely on their starting rotation living up to the hype.
A week in, all that talk looks legit. Playing the struggling ...

By MIKE COOK Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nearly two years since his last time on a big league mound, Michael Pineda looked better than ever in his Minnesota Twins debut.
Pineda was stellar in his first appearance since 2017, Nelson Cruz hit his first homer with the club and the ...

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — For the last two years, they were the final two steps in what had become LeBron James' annual climb to the NBA Finals.
Now that he's gone, maybe the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics are done being stepping stones.
They are among the ...

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Don't look now, but goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and the Columbus Blue Jackets are mounting yet another late-season surge to make the playoffs.
Bobrovsky stopped 38 shots to earn his third shutout in five games and league-leading ninth of the ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Trevor Williams looked like himself on the mound.
He looked like somebody else at the plate.
Williams pitched six effective innings and drove in two runs, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the sloppy Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Sunday.
"He was just efficient," Pirates ...

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cleveland Indians star shortstop Francisco Lindor's recovery from a strained right calf muscle has been set back by another injury: a sprained left ankle.
Manager Terry Francona said Wednesday in Minnesota, where the Indians will start ...

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer
Quarterback Tate Martell has been ruled eligible to play for Miami this season and it is being hailed as a pretty big deal for the Hurricanes.
How much of a big deal is still to be determined?
On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Paul ...

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky picked up his second consecutive shutout as the Columbus Blue Jackets keep scrapping to get above the Eastern Division wild-card line.
Bobrovsky was excellent again as the Blue Jackets beat the New York Islanders 4-0 on ...